heasulli’s daily diigo bookmarks 07/31/2008

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    • SlideRocket是一个新上线的多媒体幻灯片展示服务,它提供了相当强大的编辑工能,除了可以在幻灯片中输入文字或插入图片外,还可以插入Flash动画、视频等多媒体元素,也可以从Flickr或YouTube上导入相应的文件。同时还可为插入的元素添加各种动态效果,或者是添加幻灯片之间的场景过渡效果,制作好的文件也可能过代码调用在Blog上共享。 - post by cherry36900
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    • SlideRocket is a web application that provides everything you need to design professional quality presentations, manage and share libraries of slides and assets, and to deliver presentations in person or remotely over the web.

heasulli’s daily diigo bookmarks 07/30/2008

  • tags: edtech

    • News about cultural happenings and technological innovations - post by kirbinator35
    • its good on the web and in print - post by boyerdm
    • very interesting and informative for those who want to keep up to date on technology and its relationship with global culture - post by duskandsummer
    • Wired popular news - post by l_mate

heasulli’s daily diigo bookmarks 07/28/2008

We Can Change the World

 

 

Siemens

 

(NEW YORK- July 28th) – The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Communications and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have joined together to inspire student achievement in sustainability through a comprehensive education initiative, the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. Announced today, the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is an unprecedented partnership between three industry leading organizations that are committed to educating, empowering and engaging students, teachers and communities in environmental sustainability.

Kicking off the 2008 school year in September, the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
is the first and only national K12 sustainability education initiative aligned to state education
standards and uniquely tailored to match students’ growing comprehension abilities throughout their
school aged years. By partnering with Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, which provides scientifically proven, standards based digital media tools and resources to classrooms nationwide, and the NSTA, the largest science teacher organization in the world dedicated to improving science education and increasing student learning by engaging all teachers of science, the Siemens Foundation will serve as a pioneer in recognizing sustainability efforts within the K12 education system.

“As a leader in environmentally relevant businesses, Siemens knows the answers to tomorrow’s
critical environmental questions are in the minds of today’s students,” said James Whaley,
President, Siemens Foundation. “Uniting with Discovery Education and NSTA complements
Siemens’ commitment to the future and to those who are going to create it. We look forward to
unleashing this tremendous reservoir of potential through the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge.”


“Education and the environment have always been part of Discovery’s core mission and we are
proud to be a partner in encouraging students to learn about and create sustainable solutions through the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge,” said David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications.


“The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will engage science teachers and allow
students the opportunity to think like scientists, learn more about key environmental issues, and to develop critical thinking skills that will help them to make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet,” said Dr. Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director, NSTA.

Designed to equip students in every grade level with the tools and inspiration to develop innovative green solutions for schools, homes and communities, the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will transform participants into active citizens for a greener tomorrow. The program begins by helping young students understand the basic concepts of sustainability and why it’s important to protect the environment. At each subsequent stage, the concepts expand to engage students beyond their classrooms, into their communities and to the global world.


·K-2:

  • My Classroom: Introduce students to the importance of “being green” and provide opportunities for active learning and engagement.

· 3-5:

  • My School: Inspire students to think beyond their classroom — using science and math skills to take their school “green.”

· 6-8:

  • My Community: Empower students with tools to apply the Scientific Method to real world “green issues” in their local communities.

· 9-12:

  • My World: Connect students with real world scientists as they tackle today’s “green challenges” — moving from insight to global action.

In September, the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge launches with a national middle
school competition where teams of students will identify an environmental problem in their
community and will research and recommend a reproducible environmental improvement program. Teams will then provide an explanation about how other communities across the country can launch similar environmental improvement programs.


The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will expand to kindergarten and elementary
school students in 2009 and to high school students in 2010, complete with standards based
lesson plans and teacher materials, student projects and prizing to foster learning, team work and problem solving around sustainability.

For more information about the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, visit
http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com.


About the Siemens Foundation:
The Siemens Foundation provides over $4.5 million towards science, technology, and engineering and math initiatives annually. Its signature programs, the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology and
the Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, reward exceptional achievement in science, math and technology. By supporting outstanding students today, and recognizing the teachers and schools that inspire their excellence, the Foundation helps nurture tomorrow’s scientists and engineers. The Foundation’s mission is based on the culture of innovation, research and educational support that is the hallmark of Siemens’ U.S. operating companies and its parent company, Siemens AG. For more information, visit www.siemensfoundation.org.

Boom-de-ya-da

Here’s a little video that the NJ, NY, PA & ME LC’s put together on the 1st day of the 2008 Summer LC Institute.

heasulli’s daily diigo bookmarks 07/24/2008

heasulli’s daily diigo bookmarks 07/23/2008

Register Now for the Annual NJAET Conference

Registration is now open for the Annual NJAET EdTech Conference.  Click here to register & Click here for workshop session descriptions.

New Jersey Association for Educational Technology

21st NJAET Annual Conference

21 Years of Growing Up Digitally

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ

Earn 5 Hours of Professional Development

Conference Fee

Registration Fee = $110

Note: For registration after October 1 and on-site registration the cost = $135.


Conference Schedule

Meals and Exhibits will be located in the Casino.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008

8:00 - 8:30 Registration/Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome - Dave Cochran, President NJAET
Conference Update - Luigi Laugelli, Conference Chair
9:00 - 10:10 Session 1

Session A
(9:00 - 11:30)

10:20 - 11:30 Session 2
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch
1:00 - 2:10 Session 3

Session B
(1:00 - 3:30)

2:20 - 3:30 Session 4

Earn 5 hours of Professional Development. NJ DOE Provider #52.

NJAET Home Page Conference Home Page Exhibitor Information

Current Grant Opportunities

GrantsAlert.com is a Bi-Weeekly Recap of the most current K-12 Funding and Grants Alerts. For more complete information on all of the grant opportunities below and more funding and grant opportunities go to: www.grantsalert.com. And if you are looking for quick fundraising ideas, please click here and you’ll find some excellent ideas from their partner Efundraising.com.

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Corporate
Source:   Samsung Electronics America
Program:   Samsung Hope for Education Program
 
Purpose:

As a global technology leader, Samsung Electronics America believes in good corporate citizenship. Our worldwide charitable efforts to give back to the communities that nurture us reflect this ideal. Our Hope for Education program illustrates this belief. Hope for Education was created by Samsung in 2004 to support U.S. schools K-12 with the latest technology products to assist in the educational process. Each year the program challenges students, teachers, parents or anyone who knows of a school in need to write an essay regarding the importance of technology in education, and how it can benefit a school in their community. Essays are evaluated by an independent judging committee, and winners earn various awards of Samsung products for their designated school. In the four years since its inception, the program has awarded more than 250 U.S. schools with over $7,000,000 in Samsung electronics and Microsoft software.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   RGK Foundation
Program:   RGK Foundation Education Grants
 
Purpose: RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation’s primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Kids in Need Foundation
Program:   2008 Kids In Need Teacher Grants
 
Purpose:

The purpose of the grants is to provide funds for classroom teachers who have innovative, meritorious ideas. Your project may qualify for funding if it makes creative use of common teaching aids, approaches the curriculum from an imaginative angle, or ties nontraditional concepts together for the purpose of illustrating commonalities. Innovation and merit account for 40% of the evaluation.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   American School Board Journal, the National School Boards Association, and Sodexo School Services
Program:   2009 Magna Awards
 
Purpose:

The Magna Awards is a national recognition program co-sponsored by American School Board Journal, the National School Boards Association, and Sodexo School Services that honors school board best practices and innovative programs that advance student learning.

Magna nominations are judged according to three enrollment categories (under 5,000 enrollment; 5,000-20,000 enrollment; and over 20,000 enrollment) with one Grand Prize Winner in each category. Each Grand Prize Winner receives a $3,500 contribution from Sodexo School Services. There are five additional winners and five honorable mention winners within each enrollment category.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   AASA, National School Public Relations Association and Blackboard Connect Inc
Program:   Connect-ED Leadership Through Communication Award
 
Purpose:

Sponsored in partnership by AASA, National School Public Relations Association and Blackboard Connect Inc., the Connect-ED Leadership Through Communication Award honors those who recognize that communication is a critical component of leadership and who exhibit an ongoing commitment to incorporating communication into their strategic thinking and their daily operations.

The award recognizes the leadership of outstanding superintendents and public relations/communications professionals who, along with their teams, improve communication within their school systems and communities. Typically, one winning school system is chosen.

Blackboard Connect Inc. will donate $10,000 to the scholarship fund of the winning school system, to be awarded to a student or students majoring in communications.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   American Association of School Administrators
Program:   2009 National Superintendent of the Year Program
 
Purpose:

Now in its 22nd year, the National Superintendent of the Year Program pays tribute to the talent and vision of the men and women who lead our nation’s public schools. This program is sponsored by ARAMARK Education, ING and AASA.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Pay It Forward Foundation
Program:   Pay It Forward Mini-Grants
 
Purpose: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a “pay it forward” focus - that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially - to be considered in the grant making process.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 22nd, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   LEGO Children’s Fund
Program:   LEGO Children’s Fund Grants Program
 
Purpose: The LEGO Children’s Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs, either in part or in total, with a special interest paid to collaborative efforts and in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving organization. We will give priority consideration to programs that both meet our goals and are supported in volunteer time and effort by our employees.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 20th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Reader’s Digest Foundation
Program:   Reader’s Digest Foundation “Make it matter”
 
Purpose: Make it Matter” is a new initiative of the Reader’s Digest Foundation. The Foundation will give away $1 million to nonprofit organizations based on inspiring stories submitted by the public.

Every month for ten months, Reader’s Digest will choose one individual whose story of giving back serves as an inspiration to others. For each story, the Reader’s Digest Foundation will donate $100,000 to a nonprofit organization that is associated either with the story or the cause. These individuals and their stories of giving back will appear every month in the new “Make it Matter” column in Reader’s Digest and on rd.com, beginning with the April issue.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Program:   Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Grants Program
 
Purpose: The Foundation’s grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Best Buy
Program:   Best Buy Teach Award program
 
Purpose: technology into the curriculum to engage students and make learning fun. As a company, Best Buy believes that when technology is used effectively it can inspire children and have a positive impact on their ability to learn.

The Best Buy Teach Award program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren’t able to use hands-on. The purpose of the Best Buy Teach Award program is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology. Please do not be discouraged from applying if your school does not have the most current equipment.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Character Education Partnership (CEP)
Program:   National Schools of Character (NSOC)
 
Purpose: Every year, the Character Education Partnership (CEP) names approximately 10 public and private schools and districts (K–12) as National Schools of Character (NSOC) for their outstanding work in character education. The awards program honors these exemplars, showcase their work, and facilitates their leadership in the field of character education.

National Schools of Character winners receive a banner and an engraved award at the annual CEP National Forum on Character Education in October in the Washington, DC area. Winners also receive national and local press coverage, and CEP features the NSOC in its annual book and on the CEP website. In addition, award recipients have the right to use the NSOC awards name and logo.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Mockingbird Foundation
Program:   Mockingbird Foundation Grants Program
 
Purpose: The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. (”Mockingbird”) offers competitive grants to schools and nonprofit organizations that effect improvements in areas of importance to the Phish fan community. Our programmatic focus is music education for children, defined as follows:

    Music: Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form (including composition, instrumentation, vocalization, or improvisation), but also recognizes broader and more basic needs within conventional instruction. Mockingbird encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies.

    Education: Education may include the provision of instruments, texts, and office materials, and the support of learning space, practice space, performance space, and instructors/instruction. Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that foster self-esteem and free expression, but does not typically fund music therapy which is not education or music appreciation which does not include participation.

    Children: Mockingbird is interested in targeting children eighteen years or younger, but will consider projects which benefit college students, teachers, instructors, or adult students. Mockingbird is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in programs which benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and in foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Lois Lenski Covey Foundation
Program:   Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Grants
 
Purpose:

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. is a charitable institute whose purpose is to assist organizations in their efforts to provide books to children who might otherwise lack access to children’s literature.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   The National Eye Institute (NEI)
Program:   2009 HEALTHY VISION COMMUNITY AWARDS
 
Purpose:

NEI recognizes the importance of strengthening the capabilities of community-based organizations by providing “seed money” to develop innovative and collaborative eye health education and promotion projects that have the potential for sustainability once funding ends.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
Program:   Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Grants Program
 
Purpose: Our mission is to support educators in developing environmental curricula that integrate field activities and classroom teaching and that incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   A Little HOPE, Inc
Program:   A Little HOPE Grants Program
 
Purpose: A Little HOPE is a not-for-profit public charity, recognized by the IRS under 501 (c)(3), which grants funds to organizations that provide bereavement support services and grief counseling to children and teens who have experienced the loss of a parent or loved one, regardless of the circumstances of the death.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Avon Foundation
Program:   Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund
 
Purpose: The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund is an initiative of Avon Products, Inc. with the goal to empower women and change our world by providing individuals with cash awards that will allow them to pursue an idea or project that empowers or supports women of all ages.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   Whirlpool Foundation
Program:   2008 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant program
 
Purpose: To recognize this motherly ingenuity, the 2008 Whirlpool® Brand Mother of Invention Grant will provide winning moms with the necessary business resources to help bring their ideas to life.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 15th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   The Foundation for Technology Education and Pitsco/Hearlihy & Company
Program:   PITSCO/HEARLIHY/FTE GRANT: Excellence in Teaching Technology
 
Purpose: Its purpose is to recognize and encourage the integration of a quality technology education program within the school curriculum
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 9th, 2008
Type:   Foundations
Source:   TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION
Program:   TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION Over $5000 Grants for Grades7-12
 
Purpose:

TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION is a non-profit grantmaking organization dedicated to supporting science and mathematics education in the United States.

TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION contributes to the quality of science and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12.

 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 9th, 2008
Type:   Federal
Source:   U.S Dept. of Education
Program:   Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs)
CFDA #:   84.133A-11
 
Purpose: The purpose of the DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities,
especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs carry out one or more of the following types of activities, as specified and defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 350.19: Research, training, demonstration, development, dissemination, and technical assistance.
 
 

 
Entered:   Jul 9th, 2008
Type:   Federal
Source:   U.S Dept. of Education
Program:   High-Quality Supplemental Educational Services and After-School Partnerships Demonstration
CFDA #:   84.287N
 
Purpose: The purpose of the High-Quality Supplemental
Educational Services and After-School Partnerships Demonstration competition is to encourage the establishment or expansion of partnerships between supplemental educational services (SES) programs and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21stCCLC) projects in order to increase the academic achievement of low-income students in Title I schools \1\ identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. Through this competition, the Department will fund projects that will serve as national models of how these two federally
authorized after-school initiatives can be coordinated so that a greater number of students enroll in, participate in, and complete academic after-school services that improve their achievement in reading and mathematics.
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

den globe smallCan’t get enough of the DEN’s amazing professional development events?  Good!  There is still time to register for a series of two-day conferences designed to enhance your use of Discovery Education’s digital media resources.  The DEN Regional Conferences (August through October) are spread out all over the country so that we can reach as many STARs as possible.

Here are the details for the regional conference in our area.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
August 2-3
Monmouth University (West Long Branch, NJ)

Details:
Attendees must RSVP for a regional conference, be accepted, and attend both days.  There is no registration cost associated with attending these two-day conferences. Additionally, DEN will provide your meals during conference hours.  Travel costs are up to you.

Just like any other DEN experience, attendees will leave tired and energized at the same time.  But most importantly during your two days you’ll be sharing and learning with other educators who are passionate about using technology in their classrooms. And, when it is all over, you’ll return with new skills that are guaranteed to help you reach your 21st century students.

You need to open the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference PDF in order to get the full details and register for the event.

You can visit the National Blog to learn about the other regional conferences.

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